[ Orpheus breathes out slowly before taking his face out of his hands and leaning on the podium heavily ]
I guess... we should go over what we know. [ he says, hollowly. ] When I was looking over - the body, after everyone had left - it didn't look like there was a fight, or that he was taken by surprise. His wrists were cut, in a really deliberate way, and there was a paring knife on the floor. It looked like he'd dropped it? I think... I think between this and the note? We might have to consider if it's possible that Connor took his own life.
[ Orpheus swallows, hard, going quiet for a moment before continuing. ]
But it's strange. There was barely any blood on him or on the floor or the bench, and, um. Wrists bleed a lot. If he bled out, where's... where's the blood? One of the showers had been used, before any of us got there, and his hair was damp, and there were two wet towels in the hamper? I think someone must've found him before Peregrine, and cleaned up his body before we got there.
cw: suicide imagery, injury to the wrists
I guess... we should go over what we know. [ he says, hollowly. ] When I was looking over - the body, after everyone had left - it didn't look like there was a fight, or that he was taken by surprise. His wrists were cut, in a really deliberate way, and there was a paring knife on the floor. It looked like he'd dropped it? I think... I think between this and the note? We might have to consider if it's possible that Connor took his own life.
[ Orpheus swallows, hard, going quiet for a moment before continuing. ]
But it's strange. There was barely any blood on him or on the floor or the bench, and, um. Wrists bleed a lot. If he bled out, where's... where's the blood? One of the showers had been used, before any of us got there, and his hair was damp, and there were two wet towels in the hamper? I think someone must've found him before Peregrine, and cleaned up his body before we got there.